Moffat Regularly Asks for RTD Return

The extremely popular and positively received video clip of Steven Moffat being interviewed about plans for Series 7, Series 8 and the 50th anniversary included some interesting thoughts about Russell T Davies.

It seems that Moffat’s predecessor has been asked back more than once to provide a script for the series, something that he has so far refused.

On Russell T Davies returning one day, Moffat opined:

I do keep asking him. Do you imagine I don’t! I get really resentful if I hear he’s written anything that’s even vaguely around the Doctor Who area, because I’m saying ‘bring it over here!’ He’s the best writer breathing in TV. I’d book a holiday. The offer is continually made, but I’m getting nowhere. I think he did his duty so he’s maybe wanting a nice long rest from being a writer.

We reckon it would be very interesting to see a Russell T Davies standalone story that doesn’t rely on his own arc or his own characters – but what do you think?

A long-term Doctor Who fan, Christian grew up watching the show and has early memories of the Graham Williams era. His favourite stories are Inferno, The Seeds of Doom and Human Nature (although The Empty Child, Blink and Utopia all come close). When he’s not bossing around the news team, Christian is a freelance writer specialising in mobile technology and domestic computing, and enjoys classic rock, cooking and spending time in the countryside with his wife and young children. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.